title: Science is a gateway for democracy.
abstract: The Arab Spring of 2011 has highlighted an unprecedent fact in the region: it was the young and educated population who established the spearheading of change, and led their countries to democracy. In this paper, we try to analyze how science has been a key factor in these moves, in Tunisia as well as in Egypt, and how it can help to anchor democracy in these countries.
authors.affiliation: Université Française d'Egypte, PO Box 21, Shorouq City, Cairo, Egypt, mb.jaoua@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jaoua
mesh_terms: D003709:Democracy; D003906:Developing Countries; D004534:Egypt; D006801:Humans; D012586:Science; D012922:Social Change; D014416:Tunisia